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Knee Implant Failures May Be Due to Bone Cement

Patients who have had a knee replacement and a knee implant failure may be suffering due to high-viscosity bone cement failures.

Traumatic injuries, aging, and other issues may require patient to have a medical device implanted in their knee. This is done through a surgery called, a total knee replacement (“TKR”). A TKR involves removing diseased bone. During a TKR, a surgeon replaces the bone with artificial material such as metal. Knee replacement surgery is a significant procedure.

These knee implants are medical devices. They sometimes fail. When they fail, patients generally report pain, instability, joint swelling, irritation, clicking, and grinding in the knee. Some patients with failed knee implants have field lawsuits. They generally alleging the artificial knees are defective. For instance, we have written about the DePuy Knee Replacement Lawsuits previously.

The attorneys at KBA are investigating reports regarding patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery and had to have a revision or removal surgery. Doctors perform revision or removal surgery to modify the artificial knee in some way or to remove it all together. Several things can cause the knee implant to become loose, including infection, and that loosening can require surgery. In some other cases, however, the bone cement may have caused or contributed to the knee implant failure.

What are potential cases?

There are three kinds of bone cement – low, medium, and high-viscosity. The attorneys at KBA are investigating the failure of some high-viscosity bone cement. Patients can obtain their medical records to identify which cement was used in their surgery. KBA is investigating:

Patients with failed knee implants may be able to recover damages.

This is some good news in the face of tragedy for people who have had a total knee replacement that failed.The high-viscosity bone cement may be the cause of the failure. If so, there may be a way to recover damages for pain and suffering. In the meanwhile, the most important thing is for patients to discuss issues with their healthcare providers. If bone cement could be an issue, an attorney can investigate a potential claim.

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